The OSIRIS-REX spacecraft, which collected samples from the asteroid Bennu, would visit a second space rock,…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Former Interns Say SpaceX Ignored Sexual Harassment
Some women at the company, founded by Elon Musk, described feelings of powerlessness and a failure…
James Webb Space Telescope Launch Is Making Astronomers Very Anxious
The James Webb Space Telescope is endowed with the hopes and trepidations of a generation of…
Geminid Meteor Shower: How to Watch Its Peak in Night Skies
A picture from the meteor shower in 2020 highlights how brilliant this winter sky show can…
Who Can Be Called an Astronaut? The F.A.A. Will No Longer Say.
Starting in January, space tourists will not receive a participation trophy for flying to space. But…
The Year Space Got Sexy All Over Again
Or at least became a place for phallic rockets paid for by billionaires. Click…
What a Times Journalist Learned From His ‘Don’t Look Up’ Moment
A new film about a killer comet revives memories of a nail-biting night in The Times…
SpaceX Launches IXPE NASA Telescope for X-Ray Views of Universe
The IXPE spacecraft will use X-ray polarimetry to better measure black holes, supernovas and other astronomical…
Yusaku Maezawa, Japanese Billionaire, Arrives at Space Station
Yusaku Maezawa, the founder of the clothing retailer Zozo, will spend 12 days in orbit with…
NASA Introduces Astronaut Class of 10 New Recruits
The recruits, selected from a pool of 12,000 applicants, will begin two years of training, and…